Folding umbrella.



K. s. HUMMER.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1907.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

\ onirnn srarns WENT orrrcn KATIE s. HUMMER, or PHILLIPSBUBG, NEWJERSEY.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Application filed January 29, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KATIE S. HUMMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Phillipsburg, in the county of lVarren, State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Umbrellas;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the nvention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in folding umbrellas, andit aims to provide a device of that class, in which the ribs and bracesare foldable upon themselves to reduce their length for convenience inpacklng.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of anumbrella which in ad dition to its foldable characteristic, abovereferred to, is provided with a cover entirely removable from theumbrella frame, so that a single frame may be used with a number ofdifferent covers, any one of which may be readily attached thereto andremoved therefrom.

The invention will be readily understood from the following detaileddescription, and its preferred embodiment is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which like parts are designated bycorresponding reference numerals in the several views.

Of the said drawingsFigure 1 is a vertical section through an umbrellaconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is afragmentalview of a portion of the removable cover, showing the hookscarried thereby. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the frameribs. Fig. 4: is a similar view of one of the cover hooks. In Fig. l,the umbrella handle is shown as partly disjointed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the umbrella is shown ascomprising a handle or stick 7 and a frame 8 carried thereby. Thehandle, in the present instance, is jointed and comprises an uppersection 9 having a reduced threaded end 10 and a lower section 12 havinga socket 11, in which the threaded end 10 is engaged, the lower sectionlikewise carrying a grip or handle proper 13.

The frame 8, above referred to, comprises the usual ribs 14, which areconnected together at their upper ends by a ring 15, and the braces 16,which are connected at their Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedSept 14, 1999.

Serial No. 354,688.

each brace is connected to the runner 17,

while the'upper section 22 is connected with the upper section of thecorresponding rib, at apoint slightly above the hinge between the jointsor sections of the rib. IVhen, therefore, the umbrella frame is openedthe ribs will be bowed in the usual manner, as shown in Fig. 1, beingheld in such position through the action of the braces which arethemselves retained in position by means of the engagement of the runnerwith the usual spring (not shown) carried by the umbrella handle. hen,however, the frame is closed the sections both of the ribs and thebraces fold upon themselves and permit the umbrella to be stowed away ina small space, the lower section of the handle being first removed as isobvious.

The upper and lower sections or joints of each rib are provided with thesockets 2t and 25, respectively, in which the bill portions of the flatheaded hooks 26 the bases of which latter are secured to the under faceof the cover 27 are engaged, to secure the cover to the ribs. The coverwhich is of the usual construction and comprises a plurality of mutuallyadjacent sections is provided at its center with an opening in which ametal ring 29 fits, the ring being secured to the cover sections in anypreferred manner. When, therefore, the cover is disposed over the ribsthe ferrule end of the section 9 of the handle will extend through thering carried by the cover, the inner diameter of the ring beingapproximately equal to the diameter of such section to cause a bindingengagement between the ring and section. To further retain the cover inplace such section end is threaded, as at 30, to fit in an internallythreaded opening 31 formed in a metal cap 32, which may thus be movedinto engagement with the cover ring.

As above stated, the cover consists of a series of sectorshapedsections, which are sewed or. otherwise connected together theirmutually adjacent edges, the cover hooks 26 being secured likewise atthe meet:

ing edges of the sections, so that whenthe cover is in place upon theframe with its hooks 1n engagement with the rib sockets,

tension will be applied equally to both sideedges of each section whenthe umbrella is opened, thus disposing the seams between the sectionsdirectly over the ribs of. the frame,

Asshown in Fig. 5, the. upper socket 24' of each rib joint is disposedadjacent the point atwhich the section 18 and brace are connected, whilethe lower socket 25is formed adjacent the free end of the oppositesection 19 of each rib.

It will thus be understood from the foregoing that the present inventioncomprises merely two parts, 2'. 6., the frame and the cover removablyattached thereto, and it.

will be likewise apparent that a single frame may be used with anynumber of covers of different shades andmaterials and that any one ofthe covers may be readily attached to and removed from the frame. Theframe itself, owing to the jointed construction of its ribs and bracesand. to the sectional formationv of its handle, may be folded into verysmall compass and in such condition may be readily carried in asuit-case or.

satchel.

It will be noted that the hinge joint be-. tween the-sections 1S and 19of each rib issuch as will permit the'outer section 19 to have a freeswinging movement upon the;

:tive cooperation between the jointedwribsand the cover, since it wouldbe extremely dif,

ficult, to attach a cover to. the frame where the latter comprisedrigidlinsteadof jointed a a 50.

ribs. W I What is claimed, is'

The combinationv with. an umbrella frame having foldabl'eperforatedribs, of. a cover formed of a plurality. of sector-shaped sections, themutually adjacent edges thereof being overlapped and.united, and.ho0kmem bers having flat heads the latter mounted between the overlappededges. of said sec-. I

tions and concealed by the same, the hooksll of the member's projectinginwardly from the sections of the coverto engage the open' ings intheribs. for detachably connecting the said cover thereto.

In testiinonyfwhereof, I: affix my signature, in presence. oftwowitnesses.

KATIE s. HUMMER.

Vitnesses:

S'roennn STOKES, MARY A. HUMMER.

